| County Map |
| Size |
280,961.04
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Memphis |
2000
population
Change 1990-2000 |
4,983
161 |
| Scotland County - County
Fact Sheets which list agriculture, business and economics, demographics, education,
health, youth and family, historical census data, and county map information |
| Agricultural and Natural Resources Contacts |
|
| 1Land
Cover Type |
Acres
|
%coverage of County
|
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
129,470.16 |
46.09 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
102,141.19 |
36.36 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
37,214.85 |
13.25 |
| Deciduous Mixed
Hardwood Old Field and Pasture Woodland |
4,333.36 |
1.54 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Ella
Ewing Lake
Memphis Lake
Wyaconda Lake |
Fabius River
Fox Creek
|
Indian
River
Tobin Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
88
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
182
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,265
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
three (3) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
07110002 North
Fabius
07110003 South Fabius
07110001 Bear-Wyaconda |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
S. Wyaconda River; Pollutant - Sediment+; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority -
High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
North
Fabius
South
Fabius
Bear-Wyaconda |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
